Closed · F18AS00226 · CFDA 15.678 · Discretionary
Long-term collaborative relationship with the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point to address refuge priorities and objectives at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge
Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $15K-$45K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 13, 2018
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Long-term collaborative relationship with the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point to address refuge priorities and objectives at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $15,000 -- $45,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.
- $15K-$45K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 15.678
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Long-term collaborative relationship is closed (last close July 13, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Fish and Wildlife Service still indexes 4,242 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed July 13, 2018
Est. Total Funding
$45,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (Refuge) extends 261 miles of the Upper Mississippi River, traversing the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois. The Refuge contains 241,000 acres of land of which approximately 66,000 acres are forested. The Refuge seeks to establish a long-term collaborative relationship with the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point (UW-SP) for the following purposes: the provision of technical expertise and assistance to the refuge; provision and assistance with the planning, design, and execution of biological inventory, monitoring, and research projects; the generation of reliable information that expands the body of scientific knowledge about fish, wildlife, and natural resource management; the provision of and assistance with refuge visitor services, environmental education, and environmental interpretation activities; assistance with refuge land management activities; and the provision of valuable experience that contributes to student's educational and career aspirations. This is a notice of intent to award a single source cooperative agreement to the UW-SP under justification 505DM 2.14.B. 1 and 4. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) will be substantially involved in projects under this funding opportunity. In particular, the Service will be responsible for all or portions of the following activities: planning, coordinating, and executing projects; recruiting, training, and supervising volunteers, interns, and employees; monitoring project activities and exerting quality controls that assure projects are completed satisfactorily: and report and manuscript writing. Competition for the award is not practical for the following reasons: The proposed award is the result of an unsolicited application that represents a unique or innovative idea, method, or approach that is not the subject of a current or planned award, but is found to be advantageous to program objectives, see NOFO for details.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · F18AS00226
Grants.gov marks Long-term collaborative relationship with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Education · Environment · Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (ED;ENV;NR;ST). 939 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this eligibility-code string (22% of 4,243).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Wildlife Biologist Stephen Winter 507-494-6214 stephen_winter@fws.gov
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What to do next
Long-term collaborative relationship is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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